Luna-25 was Russia's first moon mission since the Soviet Luna-24 mission in 1976. It had suffered a failure yesterday making an orbital adjustment burn, with the result of the burn putting it into...
Luna-25 was Russia's first moon mission since the Soviet Luna-24 mission in 1976. It had suffered a failure yesterday making an orbital adjustment burn, with the result of the burn putting it into an anomalous orbit; engineers with Roscosmos were unable to correct the orbit in time. The failure is a major blow to Russia's tech industry, which was hoping for a morale and prestige boost from the launch in light of the ongoing problems with the invasion of Ukraine, and is also potentially problematic with Russia's attempt to build a greater working relationship with China on space exploration, with Luna-25 having been meant to be the first mission of a collaborative moon exploration effort between the two countries.
Hopefully Roscosmos have learned the value of using their resources on scientific purposes and not on invading their neighbors. -- Russia’s latest space agency mission: raising a militia for the...
Hopefully Roscosmos have learned the value of using their resources on scientific purposes and not on invading their neighbors.
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Russia’s latest space agency mission: raising a militia for the war in Ukraine
Luna-25 was Russia's first moon mission since the Soviet Luna-24 mission in 1976. It had suffered a failure yesterday making an orbital adjustment burn, with the result of the burn putting it into an anomalous orbit; engineers with Roscosmos were unable to correct the orbit in time. The failure is a major blow to Russia's tech industry, which was hoping for a morale and prestige boost from the launch in light of the ongoing problems with the invasion of Ukraine, and is also potentially problematic with Russia's attempt to build a greater working relationship with China on space exploration, with Luna-25 having been meant to be the first mission of a collaborative moon exploration effort between the two countries.
This is sad. I hope they'll learn something from this and try again. RIP Luna-25.
Yeah, not in this case. Their missile people are also their space people. May they never have another successful launch.
Once the rockets are up who cares where they come down? That's not my department, says Wernher von Braun...
Yeah, as much as Russia as a state has chosen the Pariah route, it's always sad when exploration and big scientific risks collapse.
Hopefully Roscosmos have learned the value of using their resources on scientific purposes and not on invading their neighbors.
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Russia’s latest space agency mission: raising a militia for the war in Ukraine
https://www.ft.com/content/c194cb2d-3aa0-4195-9be5-e78c1d2fd183
Russia never learns anything. It's why they are the way they are.
I am going to indulge my schadenfreude in this, I don't care how much moralizing you try to pull on me. Russia deserves nothing.
I'll be honest, that's 100% the mood I was in when I posted it...
The special Lunar Landing operation is going as expected. It is illegal to say otherwise.